Players Nominated For The 2025 McDonald’s All-American Game

(January 15, 2025) – 805 players have been nominated for a chance to play in the 2025 McDonald’s All American Games on April 1 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. 

Players were nominated, East and West, by a high school coach, athletic director, principal or member of the McDonald’s All American Games Selection Committee based on competitive criteria.

The top 24 girls and 24 boys will be revealed later this month and announced across ESPN’s various social and digital platforms.

WEST

(Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Illinois players are nominated on the West)

GIRLS

All five of @LadyVol_Hoops' Class of 2025 signees have been nominated as McDonald's All-American candidates for the East Team: @RoseJaida1, @LaurenHurst25, @TwinBackCourt (Mia and Mya Pauldo) and @DeniyaPrawl. Final East and West teams to be announced later. #ladyvols pic.twitter.com/kUcIEgapix

— Maria M. Cornelius (@mmcornelius) January 15, 2025

Congratulations to seniors Kaia Foster @foster_kaia and Malia Ruud @MaliaRuud on being named McDonald’s All-American Game Nominees.🍔🎉🏀

We are proud of you! Full list of West nominees found at @McDAAG ✅ pic.twitter.com/akQG4DQaX0

— Chiawana Girls Basketball (@ChiawanaGB) January 15, 2025

Kentucky WBB commit Kaelyn Carroll has been listed as a 2025 McDonald’s All American Games nominee. pic.twitter.com/xRqKdp6DJj

— Phoenix Stevens (@PStevensKSR) January 15, 2025

Congratulations to seniors Kaia Foster @foster_kaia and Malia Ruud @MaliaRuud on being named McDonald’s All-American Game Nominees.🍔🎉🏀

We are proud of you! Full list of West nominees found at @McDAAG ✅ pic.twitter.com/akQG4DQaX0

— Chiawana Girls Basketball (@ChiawanaGB) January 15, 2025

BOYS

McDonald's All-American Nominee: Antione West Jr., Whitmer

The Panther senior & Purdue commit is one of over 200 players from across the country to be selected for Team West (fitting) in this year's game. Finalists to be announced later this month@antione_west | @WhitmerHoops pic.twitter.com/fQsmoM3PfZ

— H. Tyler Seggerman (@TylerSeggerman) January 15, 2025

ALL AMERICAN NOMINEES 🔥🍔

Congrats to Mason Watkins and Jack Mccaffery for being Nominated for a chance to compete on April 1st in the Mcdonald’s All-American Game#iabasketball x #iahsbsk pic.twitter.com/gFSyVIhM9I

— IAbasketball (@IAbasketball_) January 15, 2025

Congratulations,
Jason Scott @ShowtimeJason2 and Tyrus Rathan-Mayes @MayesTyrus for being 2025 McDonald's All-American @McDAAG nominees! @PCousy2 #theWay #IknowYOUseeit #WeGot ✌🏾 #LilOLegacy Titan Up! pic.twitter.com/gWbqo0wGNQ

— LegacyTitansMBB🏀 (@MbbTitans) January 15, 2025

EAST

GIRLS

BOYS

Quaker Nation please join us in celebrating three of our seniors Caleb Gillus ‘25, Acaden Lewis ‘25, and Jalen Rougier-Roane ‘25 for being recognized as 2025 McDonald’s All American Game East Nominees!

What an incredible achievement! 🤩@SFSQuakers #SidwellBasketball pic.twitter.com/reNNvOE6cD

— Sidwell Boys’ Basketball (@SidwellMBB) January 15, 2025

Quaker Nation please join us in celebrating three of our seniors Caleb Gillus ‘25, Acaden Lewis ‘25, and Jalen Rougier-Roane ‘25 for being recognized as 2025 McDonald’s All American Game East Nominees!

What an incredible achievement! 🤩@SFSQuakers #SidwellBasketball pic.twitter.com/reNNvOE6cD

— Sidwell Boys’ Basketball (@SidwellMBB) January 15, 2025

The new class of nominees joins an elite group of athletes who, over four decades, have been nominated for a chance to play in the nation’s premiere showcase – including today’s top stars such as Candace Parker, Trae Young, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, Breanna Stewart, and many more of your favorite players.

A complete list of 2025 McDonald’s All American Games East and West Nominees are on our @McDAAG Instagram.

Tickets to the 2025 McDonald’s All American Games are now available at mcdaag.com. For those who can’t make it out to Brooklyn, the 2025 McDonald’s All American Games will start with the Girls Game on Tuesday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and the Boys Game will immediately follow on ESPN at 9:00 p.m. ET.